The Commando memorial |
Finding my way to Bonar Bridge was just as simple. The 80 kilometres from Fort William to Drumnadrochit involved following some of Scotland’s famous lochs, the largest of all, Loch Ness, which holds the greatest volume of water in the British Isles.
The
long journey throughout the day had its moments, like the twisting steep
climb-reaching 20%-from Drumnadrochit and from Dingwall, further north. One
hundred and eighty seven kilometres is a long way on a bike, but when you’ve
got nothing to worry about other than the distance itself, it’s amazing how
quickly the seemingly never-ending vastness steadily disappears. That is, until
something changes; sometimes a mechanical problem, the road itself, or just the
weather.
Short break in one of the many places along the way |
Dunroamin Hotel, Bonar Bridge |
With
just 40 kilometres left to travel, I soon reached another secondary road, the
B9176, which with its gentle undulations, carried me towards the A836 and the
bridge over a river estuary, the Kyle of Sutherland. Following an immediate left-hand turn and another 200 metres of riding along Bonar
Bridge’s one and only main road, I was at last, standing outside our accommodation at the
Dunroamin Hotel. As pleasurable as cycling usually is, it's always good to reach 'home' at the end of a long day's journey..
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Roz at Bonar Bridge |
All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveller
is unaware.
Martin Buber
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